Article
Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
9-1-2020
DOI
10.3389/fvets.2020.00473
Abstract
A 2 months old female Vietnamese potbellied pig presented to a veterinary teaching hospital with a referring complaint of pruritus. A human caretaker of the pig had recently been diagnosed with a Sarcoptes spp. dermatitis. Microscopic examination of the skin scrape samples and BLAST analysis confirmed the species of the mite as most closely related to Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis (AY493391). The pig was treated with afoxolaner as previous treatment with ivermectin was not efficacious. Recheck examinations and follow up revealed the pig to be non-pruritic and resolving. Afoxolaner may be a therapeutic option when treating Sarcoptes spp. infections in companion pigs.
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Smith, Berger, Hoff, Jesudoss Chelladurai, Martin and Brewer
Copyright Date
2020
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Joe S. Smith, Darren J. Berger, Sarah E. Hoff, Jeba R. J. Jesudoss Chelladurai, et al.. "Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig" Frontiers in Veterinary Science Vol. 7 (2020) p. 473 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/matt-brewer/20/
This article is published as Smith JS, Berger DJ, Hoff SE, Jesudoss Chelladurai JRJ, Martin KA and Brewer MT (2020) Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig. Front. Vet. Sci. 7:473. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00473. Posted with permission.